Re: Centos VPS Kernel 2.6.35.4 & 'string-less' IP tables

[Always Learning <centos@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2011-08-31 at 13:02 +1000, Steve Walsh wrote:

> I'm wagering that's not the full output of uname -a. As far as I'm 
> aware, centos have never shipped a 2.6.35 kernel with any release, and 
> that's the sort of error you get with a openVZ "stab" (or Stable) 
> kernel, where unless the host provides you with the modules, there's not 
> a lot you can do about it.

Centos 6 is, I believe, 2.6.32, so 2.6.35 is something strange. Google
shows that version in many data centres.

> Perhaps you might want to talk to your hosting company about what 
> they're selling you, because it certainly isn't a 'pure' centos install.

Have already done that. I'm getting about 6,000 web hits a day (all
wrong URLs) from a lunatic who I can stop in IP Tables but only if the
alleged Centos version is up-to-date.

Thank you.

Paul.


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